Writing less bad Ansible code (GER)

Ansible enjoys great popularity not least because of its very simple syntax. Thanks to low entry barriers, initial successes can be achieved in a short time. Unfortunately, the Internet is also full of bad examples – and so beginners can quickly acquire a bad development style. This presentation lists the worst crimes and shows how to avoid them.

Agenda:

• Motivation
  • Characteristics of good code
• Common entry errors
  • Structure
  • Syntax / Semantics
  • Variables
• Worst of Ansible
  • Particularly creative errors
• Do’s and Don’ts
• Debugging
• Tools for better development
  • yamllint
  • ansible-lint
  • ansible-test
  • molecule
  • assert / testinfra